Lyme Disease Support Group

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. It is now one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the U.S. Lyme disease is caused by infection with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, and is primarily transmitted to humans as well as dogs, horses and other domesticated animals by the bite of infected ticks.

Jenn, are you having a feeling that you are very hungry, or are you just not feeling hungry but you eat out of obligation b/c you know you should eat? Regardless, you NEED to eat healthy, low carb, low sugar foods... you need protein and nutrients to heal, and you need a lot of water as well. I can tell you I have gone through periouds where I was only eating small pieces of my meals, and then sometimes I was never hungry at all barely eating anything in a day... and then times when I was ravenous. I think the lyme and the meds effect appetite, sugar levels, and ... well, everything.

Firstly I think the antibiotics kills the appetite, its all the stomach problems that normally cause this.
Secondly I think that the lyme induced chronic fatigue will make you
tend to crave sweet, high fat foods, as already said the only solution to this is eating a low carb, high protein diet with lots of vegetables.

It happens to me a lot, Jenn. I'll be at work ready to pass out and notice I can't even complete a sentence and it's almost noon... oh... did I eat today? I think I forgot. No, I had a handful of rasins! LOL! And then other days I could eat the furniture!!!

Hi Maybe you need some easy foods that will help you keep balanced. Things like yogurt, nuts, sunbutter excellent if you can not tolerate peanuts besides it tastes great. Maybe when you make food make extra put aside for when you might feel like eating. As for the taste of sweets sunbutter and chocolate chips is great. My daughter lives on sunbutter as she is allergic to all nuts and soy. Sometimes I make her yogurt smoothie take vanilla yogurt and throw any fruit in you like and enjoy it is better if fruit is frozen. we usually us strawberries we buy frozen. there are many friuts in the freezer section. this is easy when you have the energy to make it ===make extra and have it later or another day. it is good frozen too. feel better. if you can have protein poweder you can put it into the shakes for an extra boost. there are also protein bars that may help you. I even put it into pancake batter just add more liquid. I know this might be hard for you to do so find what works for you. Hope you feel better . zecilkl

I've seen that written in a couple places too. I sure would like to believe that some of this weight is due to Lyme....since once I lose the Lyme, the weight should go to. Or at least that's what I'm hoping.

Just from a lack of energy perspective, it has to be contributing. I think you meant something more cellular, or chemical, Dave, and I think there's truth to be had there too.

If I weren't napping 1-2 hours / day, I'd be doing *something* that'd be burning more calories than sawing zzzz's.

I have noticed a sudden weight gain with not much differnt in calorie intake. But I HAVE been eating more yeast loving foods. Non yeast crackers (flour), pasta, fruit. I looked it up and the abx that causes yeast overgrowth causes yeast problems which include weight gain. I wouldn't doubt that lyme has other effects such a slowing metabolism. Hey, just the sleep problems alone will change the metabolism, not to mention the lack of exercise and intermittent depression (when we're lucky enough for it to BE intermittent). End game... lyme sucks. Blame it on the lyme and just keep doing the best you can. Some day we WON'T have lyme.. I repeat we WON'T have lyme and maybe then we can see what normal is like.

I have noticed a sudden weight gain with not much differnt in calorie intake. But I HAVE been eating more yeast loving foods. Non yeast crackers (flour), pasta, fruit. I looked it up and the abx that causes yeast overgrowth causes yeast problems which include weight gain. I wouldn't doubt that lyme has other effects such a slowing metabolism. Hey, just the sleep problems alone will change the metabolism, not to mention the lack of exercise and intermittent depression (when we're lucky enough for it to BE intermittent). End game... lyme sucks. Blame it on the lyme and just keep doing the best you can. Some day we WON'T have lyme.. I repeat we WON'T have lyme and maybe then we can see what normal is like.

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